Government Publications

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Government Publications

• At Pickler Memorial Library

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Government Publications

• Any material printed, or otherwise reproduced, at
  the expense or by the authority of a governmental
  body.
• Communicate deliberations of administrative
  bodies
• Facilitate scholarly communication through
  research reports
• Inform citizens on a variety of topics

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Government Publications

• U.S Government Publications (Federal)
• 1966 Pickler was designated a selective
  depository library
• Receives 20 of the available federal depository
  documents
• Missouri State Documents
• Since 1975, Pickler has been a full depository
  library
• Receives 100 of the available Missouri
  depository documents.
• Electronic publishing is changing the depository
  system

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Formats and Locations

• Government publications come in many formats
  Periodicals, books, microfiche, CDs.
• So they are found in many library locations
  Reference, periodicals, general collection
• Some are in Library Catalog with LC call s
  others have SuDoc s

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What is a SuDoc?

• SuDoc is a classification system
• Superintendent of Documents
• The person office who heads the Federal
  Depository Library Program portion of GPO
• SuDoc system classifies by the agencies who issue
  the publications

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SuDoc Examples

• Adolescent Steroid Use. HE 1.2Ad 7/2
• The letters HE refer to the Health and Human
  Services Department
• The numbers refer to
• Offices or sub-agencies within the department
• Type of publication annual report, laws,
  bulletins.

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Finding Government Documents

• Government Publications Web Page
• GPO Catalog of Government Publications---Available
  on FirstSearch 1976
• FirstGov---a comprehensive web site for searching
  the US government publications, designed for
  general public.
• GPO Access---a service of the US Government
  Printing Office for finding government
  publications on the Internet.
• Federal Agencies Directory---.  Includes complete
  hierarchical and alphabetical directories of
  federal agencies with links to their Web sites.